Ontario couple first to finish Island Walk since Fiona
CBC
A couple from Windsor, Ont., have become the first people to finish the Island Walk since Fiona hit P.E.I.
Martin Denonville and Carrie Lee began the Island-spanning walk last September, but they were forced to stop when the post-tropical storm rocked the province later that month.
The couple are among the 110 people forced to stop their journey when Fiona struck.
But despite that setback, their determination to walk the full distance never wavered. This week, they officially completed the 700-kilometre journey.
Lee said it was an unforgettable experience.
"What stands out for both of us is just the incredible hospitality, the beauty of the people here and of the scenery," she said.
"It's way up there in terms of our experience. To realize that we just finished a walk of over 700 kilometres was pretty amazing."
The pair's journey began at Joe Gibbs Park in Charlottetown, and they had made it as far as Dalvay when Fiona hit in the early morning hours of Sept. 24.
Denonville said the drive back to Charlottetown was sobering.
"The morning after the hurricane, we got a ride to our car in Charlottetown. But the ride from Rustico to Charlottetown…the devastation was incredible," he said.
"I've never seen anything like that."
The walk was supposed to take around a month to complete.
But despite the delay, Lee said they had zero interest in trying to complete a similar journey somewhere else.
"That did not cross our minds once. I remember saying soon after getting home we need to book it and get back there to finish it," she said.
James Benesh was so interested in researching an online hockey draft, he ended up with one of the largest-known collections of hockey books and eventually being called a hockey historian.
A recent market and fundraiser showcasing Palestinian-owned businesses in Hamilton, including new start-ups by people from Gaza who now call the city home, was met with “incredible” support, organizers say.
This time next year, Joellah Fletcher plans to be prepping or taking her final exams to become a certified Red Seal carpenter.
East of the small village of Coutts, Alta., a stone’s throw from the border with the United States, Cindy Bosch’s day-to-day life looks much like it did a year ago.
For years, police have been on the front lines of mental health crisis calls in Toronto, but the city's police chief believes it's now time to rethink that approach.
One of Prince Edward Island’s last surviving Second World War veterans has died.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada has too much regulation and not enough investments in clean energy and technology — and he's making his most direct repudiation yet of his predecessor's environmental policies.
WARNING: This story contains distressing content, including racist, violent and antisemitic language.
A national Jewish advocacy organization is taking legal action against Manitoba's medical regulator over a complaint it made last year alleging a prominent doctor made antisemitic comments on social media.
A cat that went missing in a remote area of northeastern B.C. is finally back home with its family in Oklahoma, five months later.
It wasn’t clear trolleys would be a hit in Medicine Hat, but the Sunshine Trolley has wound its way into Hatters’ hearts.
More than 200 volunteers and politicians gathered in Etobicoke Saturday for the Daily Bread Food Bank’s holiday sort.
The rising cost-of-living has already made supporting a family difficult this year. But, the holidays can make staying on budget that much harder.